4K March News

                       

While March might come in like a LION, we are hoping for a more

“LAMB-like” weather report in the weeks ahead! J

 

March’s Activities

    Dr. Seuss activities and stories

    Play…Anatole on Tuesday, March 4^th and two workshops…Monday, March 3^rd and Friday, March 4^th!

    St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, March 17th

    This month our community center will become a Shoe Store and Puppet Theater

        

 

During March we will be introducing the following Letter People.  We’ll give you some hints about them, but please keep this TOP SECRET!  (I think some of you are giving information out J.)We’re just sharing this with you now so you can ask your child about the Letter Person and if they don’t give you an answer, you can help them think of the answer because you know a little about the letter!

 

Mr. R loves rainbow ribbons which he wins for the remarkable red roses he raises.  He keeps rabbits and raccoons away from his roses.  He has 2 capital R’s on 2 of his rainbow ribbons on the front of his shirt. 

Mr. B wears beautiful buttons from his head to his toes!  He has 2 capital B’s hidden on buttons on his front and one lowercase b on his back.  He loves birthday parties!  Mr. B finds it hard to share his buttons, but he tries to have “beautiful behavior”.  He likes to ride his bike everywhere.  We’ll talk about bike safety.

Mr. C wears a colossal cap to cover himself because he is shy.  We’ll be focusing on the hard “c” sound which he shares with Ms. K.  Mr. C’s hidden lowercase c letters can be found in his ear and on the back of his head.

 

Thanks to those of you who send things that begin with the letter of the week…it is a great re-enforcement!

LIBRARY TIME

We hope your child is enjoying the books they are able to check out of the libraryJ.  We hope you are taking the time and enjoying the time you have reading togetherJ!  If your book is lost or damaged, the school will send you information on how to replace the book. We ask that you respond as quickly as possible.  It is very difficult for our children when they can’t check out a book.

Thank you to Parker and Chase’s dad, Johnny’s grandmother, Kaitlyn’s mom and Treys’ mom for reading to our friends during our Library Time on Mondays!  The children love having their parents read to their friends at schoolJ. 

Valentine Party

Thanks for all your help making our Valentine’s Day celebrations a great success!  Thanks to our parents for sharing their love and time and/or treats at our Valentine’s Party! We really appreciate your helping out…the children had a great time and we are so thankful that you share your time and talents with us!  We had….FunJ!  

 

Things to Come…

·         We will begin our unit on Rhyming this month and also take part in something called the Nursery Rhyme Olympics…please watch for anything and anything that has to do with rhyming coming home to review! Practice finding rhymes at home as you go about the day!

·         Please look for a phone call to remind you of your turn to help out for the St. Patrick’s Day and Easter/Spring Celebrations!  If you have not had a chance to help out yet please feel free to let us know…we want everyone to have the opportunity to do so and we want everyone to do their share.

·         Also, please remember to have snacks ready to serve…many have done that and it’s great! It takes less time away from our children when I don’t have to prepare a snack…Thank you!

·         Label clothing…so many mittens, hats, etc. are left behind and many children do not know if it is theirs!  So please label clothing and if your family is missing something please be sure to check out the school’s lost and found located off the main hallway or the one I have in my room…there are enough clothes in the lost and found to clothe a small army!

·         Keep practicing those letters and sounds and name writing! Report cards come out at the beginning of April!

·         Check the WAWM and Mitchell Elementary School websites and facebook pages for school information and important messages…and don’t forget to check out my blog for the cutest pics!

·         Read every night to your child!

·         Conferences for some parents will be coming soon…March 25^th!

 

 

   Note!   Our classes have gym on Fridays…please be sure students have tennis shoes on that day…it is very important for your child’s safety!

 

Dates to Remember in March                                                    

           

4^th- First Theater…March 4^th  (10:45-12:40)        

10^th -  No school…Inservice day                                                                                                     

17^th St. Patrick’s Day Party  

Sledding Party…still to be announced!                  

                                                                                 

Help!

 Parents,  if you could help out with any of the following items we can continue to provide some unique experiences for our students.  We need:

                       

White paper

Sticky tape

Tissues

Treasure box rewards, small trinkets

Used toys and games for centers (gently)

Dress up clothes for girls and boys  

Buttons

Larger toy cars, trucks, trains, parking structures, hospitals, gas stations, etc.

Printer ink (black or tri-colored)HP60)                                        

                               Thank you!!!!

Happy March! May spring be on the way and

                                                                                     …May the “Luck o’ the Irish” be with ye all!

 
     

Happy 100 Days of School!

We had a great time celebrating our 100th day of school.  We truly are 100 days smarter! We counted up to 100...did 100 things...ate 100 things and celebrated 100 days of fun and learning! Congratulations 4K classes, you truly amaze me with all you can do! 

 

 

Our 100 Day Glasses!

 

 

 

 

February News!

February is here and a busy time of the year in 4K with the celebration of Ground Hog Day, President’s Day and Valentines Day! A perfect time to learn about citizenship, community helpers and friendship!

In February, we will begin a social studies and math unit related to community helpers, the responsibility and characteristics of good leadership, number relationships, sorting and communicating to others through the written word. Our drama center will have our own post office, mailboxes and card-making center all this in addition to our regular writing, reading, block, art and math centers! For our centers this month we could use extra cards, envelopes, stickers, stamps, stamp pads, office stamps, postal supplies, scented markers, community toys for the block center like a hospital, garage, fire station, or airport! Thanks!

During the month of February I would also like to invite all of our parents and families who work in a community helper profession to come in and share with our 4K class what they do to help our community! We are very flexible and would welcome you at any time… just drop me a note, email or leave me a message on my voice mail and we’ll work something out!

Valentines’ Day Celebration

Anytime after Monday, February 3^th your child may bring in Valentines (homemade or store brought) addressed to each of their classmates (a letter was sent home a week ago with a student list).

Please make sure that all Valentines are signed by your child, also beginning with a capital letter, followed by lower case letters. This is a great way for them to practice correctly writing their name, just please be sure that they are not writing their name on all their Valentines at one time…spread it out so they don’t get too tired or bored with it! Have fun…Thank you!

We will have a special Valentine celebration on February 13^th!

Library Books

Speaking of volunteers! We could also use some more readers for our Monday library time. Please let me know via email or call. I also want to remind you that library books should be read a couple of times during the week and returned only on Tuesdays. I see some books in the backpacks all week and when I ask if some one read the book to my friends they say no! Please read the books that your child has picked out. J Also don’t forget to read our Daily News (coming home this Friday!) with your child!

Gym Day is…Fridays!

Parents some children come to school in boots without shoes to wear and some students do not have proper shoes for gym and need to sit out instead of having valuable physical activity. Please make sure that on a daily basis children have proper shoes to wear in the classroom and most importantly gym shoes on Fridays!

*** If anyone has extra four year old sized tennis shoes they would like to donate in order to keep some extra pairs on hand, for those who forget they would be much appreciated. I sanitize them after each use. J

Letter Friends

Hopefully you have heard positive things about our NEW letter people! During the month of February we will meet some new Letter People. This month we will meet new letter friends: Ms. K is a soccer kicking champion with a “kaboom” kick!  Her picture is even on a box of cereal called Kaboom Cereal!  She also gets a kick out of being kind.  Everyone knows she is very kind.  We’ll continue talking about kindness and sharing and thankfulness.  Ms. K is so kind she helped Mr. B learn how to slide without going “ker-thump” at the bottom. She has a hidden lowercase k on each cuff on her wrist.

Then along will come Ms. W.  She watches weather from the window in our classroom!  She loves words so much that she has a lot of letters on her clothes and they all make up words! (Note: When reading a book, point out special words and then tell your child that words are made out of letters!  Ta-da!)

Field Trip

Our next field trip will take place on Tuesday, March 4th! We will be going to see the play Anatole put on by First Stage Children’s Theater. Permission slips will be forthcoming so please watch for them!

Families
As always we have lots to do in 4K and it would not be possible without your help, interest and enthusiasm …so thank you for being good friends to our 4K program at Mitchell and for all you do to reinforce and support the work I am doing at school at home on a daily basis! There is so much to learn in 4k and we are making good progress!

Wishing you a wonderful and most happy Valentine’s Day!… Mrs. Berka

Pajama Day!

Everyone was excited to show-off their pajamas.

Recently, Ms. Y came to the classroom to tell us about her sound and the importance of sleeping to keep us strong and healthy. To show Ms. Y that we were listening the entire class came to school in their pajamas to show off their style.